Brown Bears – Snow

Workshop Dates: 21st – 26th April 2027

Location:

Finland

Photography:

Birds, Mammals

Group Size:

8

Workshop Description

April sees the Brown Bears awake from their winter hibernation. With the landscape still covered in a blanket of snow, the larger male bears are usually the first to emerge looking for food.

Apart from the Brown Bears, Wolverines are also a regular visitor and White Tailed Eagles

Itinary

Day 1

We will meet at Kajaani airport in Finland, via Helsinki, where we will be met for an approximate 2-hour transfer to our accommodation. This will be our base for the next 5 nights

Day 2

Breakfast and dinner will be advised on arrival.  Around 4pm we will head into the hides and spend the evening photographing Bears and maybe the Wolverine

Days 3 – 5

This will be the same as day 2

There is a bird feeder near our accommodation to fill in some time. For the rest of the week, you will have plenty of time to edit your photos during the day or catch up on some sleep

We will head out to hides at approx 4pm and return at 7am the next morning

We have a choice on this workshop to do a mixture of the following

Brown Bears, Black Grouse lek

I advice to do 3 days in the Bear hides and then the Black Grouse lek, of course you have an option, you may just want to do 4 nights with Bears, the choice is yours to mix things up if you wish, or you can pay to do Black Grouse and this will be done on first morning you arrive

Day 5

We will pack our gear after breakfast and await our taxi to head back to the airport

Included

The following items are included in this workshop.

Excluded

The following items are not included in this workshop.

Equipment

This is our list of suggested equipment to bring for this workshop.

  • Digital DSLR or Mirrorless System
  • Lenses – 500mm is ideal or a 300mm with cropped sensor or convertor
  • Also a 70-200 or 100-400mm for when they come close
  • Gimbal Head / Ballhead
  • Spare batteries and memory cards

Clothing

This is our list of suggested clothing to bring for this workshop.

  • Good warm waterproof Jacket and trousers, preferable with quiet material
  • Waterproof walking boots
  • Extra layer like a fleece or light thermal jacket
  • Warm hat & gloves.

Further Details

Cost: £1,950 per person

Rooms: All Single Room

Deposit: Non refundable deposit of £300.00 to secure place. Final balance due 8 weeks prior to trip.

Guide: Paul Fowlie

Group Size: 8  per trip

Fitness: Low walking distance, usually transport is provided depending on snow depth

Book This Workshop

Total Workshop Cost (Per Person): £1950.00

The following deposit, per person, is required to reserve each place.

£300.00

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Once you’ve completed your booking payment, we will be in touch regarding when and how to pay any balance.